March 27th, 2013
Millennials
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March 27th, 2013
Millennials
January 3rd, 2013
Bouchon vs Ad Hoc: The incredible gastronomic taste-off
The last few weeks of the year are always an incredible time of good food. First of all there is Thanksgiving swiftly followed by my anniversary, Christmas, New Years, and then my Birthday in January. Needless to say there are a lot of reasons to eat well. This year in lieu of gifts my husband ...
October 28th, 2011
Asti . Chardonnay . Grape Harvest . Grape ripeness . Grapes . Harvest 2011 . Italian Wine . Italy . Tannins . Vineyards . Vintage Notes . Wine . Winemaking
Harvest 2011: How California became Italy
This year has had it all. We started with heavy frost on the Central Coast, rain during bloom and spring hail. The craziness continued with a long temperate summer which was punctuated by few heat spikes (if you can call mid 90s a heat spike out here). Growers fought Powdery Mildew and numerous invasive insect ...
September 19th, 2011
Asti . California . Chardonnay . Grape Harvest . Grape ripeness . Grapes . Harvest 2011 . Vineyards . Vintage Notes . Viticulture . Wine . Winemaking
Harvest 2011 – Week 7 – The Waiting Game
This past week brought cooler temperatures to the regions around Asti Winery. We saw a noticeable slowdown in sugar accumulation and thus a drop in tons being delivered as growers waited to see movement again. This week is forecasted to be warmer and hopefully this will kick ripening back into gear. Chardonnay is coming in ...
July 28th, 2011
Blogging . Emma Pearl Wine . Spicy and Smoky . Tasting Notes . Travel . Vineyards . Wine Bloggers Conference . Wine Tasting . Zesty and Fruity
Wine Bloggers Conference 2011; A Winemaker’s Perspective…
Last Friday I attended the Wine Bloggers Conference 2011. This was one of those events that really brought out why the wine industry is so amazing! So many people in one room that were all excited to learn about and discuss topics pertaining to wine. Unfortunately I was only able to attend the Friday sessions ...
May 13th, 2011
Napa Valley . Travel . Wine
What NOT to do When Traveling in the Wine Country: An Open Letter to Wine Tourists
As the weather warms and the vineyards grow green something else happens in Napa County; tourists appear in flocks. As in all wine growing regions, wine tourism, is a huge source of revenue and we’re happy to see the visitors come, however there are some common sense rules that need to be adhered to if ...
July 12th, 2010
Wine
I Love Wine Because…
Recently I’ve thought about why I really love the wine business and I’ve come up with the following list…(in random order)
May 7th, 2010
Leah Hennessy . Millennial Consumers . Millennial Wine Drinkers . Millennials . Steve Heimhoff . Wine . Wine Competitions
The Debate about Wine Competitions and Millennials
I’ve seen a few interesting blog posts the last few days. The first was by Steve Heimhoff (http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2010/05/05/this-ones-too-easy/#comments) regarding the news that a Millennial Wine Competition has been formed for this June. The second was a response from Leah Hennessy (http://millennier.com/2010/05/06/an-open-letter-to-mr-steve-heimoff-regarding-his-millennial-wine-competition-post/) to Steve regarding his post.
March 4th, 2010
Masters of Wine . Steve Heimhoff . Wine
Getting started…
I’m excited, relieved, and nervous all at the same time. At this point my life has become consumed by the desire to finish this program. I’ve put everything else in life on hold.
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